Brazen Hopes of Karabas-Barabas

Ivan Pavlovich has no peace – he now has a teenage daughter. And now Podushkin has to dress, shoe, and entertain the girl. The detective has gained more responsibilities. But Sasha turned out to be not a burden, but an excellent assistant, as they unraveled yet another complex case together.
Angelika Zubova came to his detective agency. The girl is asking to find her brother Robert. Allegedly, he killed their father when Angelika was still little. Robert was convicted, served his time, was released, and disappeared. Zubova told that her relatives had voiced various versions of what had happened, and now she wants to figure it all out herself. Podushkin takes on the case and realizes that he understands nothing. According to some data, Robert is alive, according to others – he is dead. There is a grave, but no one is in it! Head spinning. And yet Ivan Pavlovich found Robert. He found him where nobody would have ever dreamed of, even in a nightmare.

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